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| AppleQueso:
Weren't the later Spyro games the same sorta situation as the later Crash games, as in they weren't made by the original developers? That alone is usually enough reason to avoid a game in a series. Switching developers up never ends well. |
| AO007:
--- Quote from: AppleQueso on April 24, 2012, 10:18:30 PM ---Weren't the later Spyro games the same sorta situation as the later Crash games, as in they weren't made by the original developers? That alone is usually enough reason to avoid a game in a series. Switching developers up never ends well. --- End quote --- Yes. Insomniac was contracted to develop the first three Spyros on PS1. Enter The Dragonfly was then developed by someone else, but A Hero's Tail was developed by Eurocom, the same guys behind Crash Bash. The GBA games were developed by Digital Eclipse. Beyond that I don't really know, nor do I give much of a crap. |
| Maben:
--- Quote from: AO007 on April 24, 2012, 09:11:14 PM --- --- Quote from: Maben on April 24, 2012, 08:44:34 PM ---I would like to ask a related question as I've been looking to get games for my past systems. Does the original Spyro series still hold up as a platformer series? I understand that it's not Super Mario Galaxy 2 by any means, but is it unique enough to stand on its own right? A lot of the praise and reviews I find for them seem to be talking a lot about the innovations and the great graphics. There are tons of other platformers I'm looking to play (Jak & Daxter, Sly Cooper, Ratchet & Clank), should I include the original Spyro games for the PS1 in this list, or are they overshadowed by games like these? --- End quote --- These are the best platformer games for PS1/PS2; Crash Bandicoot Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Crash Bandicoot: Warped Spyro The Dragon Spyro: Ripto's Rage(Gateway to Glimmer in PAL) Spyro: Year of the Dragon Sly Cooper & The Thievius Raccoonus Sly 2 Band of Thieves Sly 3 Honor Among Thieves Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy Ratchet & Clank Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal Jak II and Jak 3 are still platformers, but they're structured like a GTA game, and feel more sandbox in nature than the original Jak & Daxter. Also, the Sly & Jak games are available via digital download on PSN and retail collection discs, with the Ratchet Collection releasing next month in PAL and this fall in the US. In terms of price, all of the PS2 games can be found dirt cheap, though the Spyro games are somewhat pricier. The Crash Bandicoot games are in between the PS2 and Spyro games in terms of pricing, with the original Crash Bandicoot commanding the highest prices. The Spyro and Crash games are also available via digital download on PSn for $6 a pop. --- End quote --- Thanks, not exactly what I was looking for though. I know they are on the collection discs for the PS3 which I was planning to get, not into digital downloads at all. So you would say that the original 3 Crash and 3 Spyro games still hold their weight today? |
| AppleQueso:
I've never really played the Spyro games much, but the classic Crash games hold up pretty well. They're a little dated feeling design wise (since remember, it's a 3D platformer that predates Mario 64.) but the control and gameplay are pretty solid. It actually feels like a 16-bit sidescroller in a lot of ways, despite scrolling... forward? Crash looks pretty nice visually too, since it used a lot of pretty advanced hardware tricks (including the Ps1's 480i mode). I'd imagine the sequels hold up better than the original, but yeah, they're worth checking out. |
| AO007:
--- Quote from: Maben on April 25, 2012, 07:17:44 AM --- --- Quote from: AO007 on April 24, 2012, 09:11:14 PM --- --- Quote from: Maben on April 24, 2012, 08:44:34 PM ---I would like to ask a related question as I've been looking to get games for my past systems. Does the original Spyro series still hold up as a platformer series? I understand that it's not Super Mario Galaxy 2 by any means, but is it unique enough to stand on its own right? A lot of the praise and reviews I find for them seem to be talking a lot about the innovations and the great graphics. There are tons of other platformers I'm looking to play (Jak & Daxter, Sly Cooper, Ratchet & Clank), should I include the original Spyro games for the PS1 in this list, or are they overshadowed by games like these? --- End quote --- These are the best platformer games for PS1/PS2; Crash Bandicoot Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Crash Bandicoot: Warped Spyro The Dragon Spyro: Ripto's Rage(Gateway to Glimmer in PAL) Spyro: Year of the Dragon Sly Cooper & The Thievius Raccoonus Sly 2 Band of Thieves Sly 3 Honor Among Thieves Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy Ratchet & Clank Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal Jak II and Jak 3 are still platformers, but they're structured like a GTA game, and feel more sandbox in nature than the original Jak & Daxter. Also, the Sly & Jak games are available via digital download on PSN and retail collection discs, with the Ratchet Collection releasing next month in PAL and this fall in the US. In terms of price, all of the PS2 games can be found dirt cheap, though the Spyro games are somewhat pricier. The Crash Bandicoot games are in between the PS2 and Spyro games in terms of pricing, with the original Crash Bandicoot commanding the highest prices. The Spyro and Crash games are also available via digital download on PSn for $6 a pop. --- End quote --- Thanks, not exactly what I was looking for though. I know they are on the collection discs for the PS3 which I was planning to get, not into digital downloads at all. So you would say that the original 3 Crash and 3 Spyro games still hold their weight today? --- End quote --- Yes, and it surprises me how well they d hold up. Not just in gameplay, but in terms of graphics too. FWIW though, while I played all of those games when they came out, I only feel nostalgia for the original Spyro. I think it's because the games hold up SO WELL, that they literally don't give much nostalgia at all. I've owned my Crash Bandicoot Warped disc since 1998, and even when I did another 105% run a month ago, I didn't really feel too nostalgic... it was awesome. And yeah, I'm also not into digital downloads as the primary method, but I do use it as a supplement. It's nice to be able to play the entire Spyro trilogy by only inserting one disc, for example(I have 1 & 2 downloaded and 3 on disc only). --- Quote from: AppleQueso on April 25, 2012, 11:46:28 AM ---I've never really played the Spyro games much, but the classic Crash games hold up pretty well. They're a little dated feeling design wise (since remember, it's a 3D platformer that predates Mario 64.) but the control and gameplay are pretty solid. It actually feels like a 16-bit sidescroller in a lot of ways, despite scrolling... forward? Crash looks pretty nice visually too, since it used a lot of pretty advanced hardware tricks (including the Ps1's 480i mode). I'd imagine the sequels hold up better than the original, but yeah, they're worth checking out. --- End quote --- I only feel that the original Crash Bandicoot is kind of dated, if only because of its archaic save system. The sequels hold up much better; In my opinion they can stand up even to the modern games of today. |
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